DIY Button Art for Easter
10 April
I'm joining some blogging friends today for an upcycling/repurposing challenge using buttons!
It's always fun to do these kinds of projects with other bloggers to see what they come up with. I'll share my idea first and then at the end, there will be links so you can go see what the other ladies have made.
It's always fun to do these kinds of projects with other bloggers to see what they come up with. I'll share my idea first and then at the end, there will be links so you can go see what the other ladies have made.
As I write this post, Easter is very close so I thought it would be fun to create something easy and fun to add to my Easter decor.
I had this old frame out in my garage hoard (so I can now check another thing off the garage cleanup list!)
To create my DIY button art, I used a piece of plain white scrapbook paper for the background so that the buttons would be the star of the show but colored or patterned papers would be cute too.
I started by sketching an egg shape onto the paper by tracing around the bottom half of a canning jar (the jar with the buttons I'm using!) on the bottom of the paper to create the bottom of the egg.
Then I traced around the top half of the smaller lid for the jar at the top of the paper to create the top of the egg.
Then I just sketched in the connecting lines and I have a perfect egg shape!
DIY Button Art for Easter
I started by sketching an egg shape onto the paper by tracing around the bottom half of a canning jar (the jar with the buttons I'm using!) on the bottom of the paper to create the bottom of the egg.
I wanted to have stripes of pink, yellow, and blue around the center of the egg and the rest white.
If you are recreating this project, make sure that you erase the egg drawing as you add buttons or you'll be left with areas where the buttons don't cover the lines.
Once I was done creating the button egg, I gave the frame a coat of bright, springy, yellow spray paint and my project was done!
If you like the cute little pipe cleaner lamb doll, you can learn how to make her here: Adorable Pipe Cleaner Dolls - Part II
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As promised, the other ladies have made some cute things with buttons too! Check them all out here:
Tuula - Color Me Thrifty - Button Flowers Pillow Makeover
Lora - Lora B. Create and Ponder - DIY Button Topiary
Linda - Itsy Bits and Pieces - Fun DIY Button Card Projects
Diana - Adirondack Girl at Heart - How to Display and Sell Vintage & Antique Buttons + FREE Printables
Posted by: Tania | Little Vintage Cottage
at 10 April
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